12-07-1964 Special Meeting
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SPECIAL MEETING
A Special Meeting of the City Council o~. the City of Clermont
was held in the office of the City Clerk on Monday, December 7, 1964.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor BonJorn at 5:00 P. M. with
all Council members present.
The ballot box was inspected and prepared for the General Election
of the City of Clermont, Lake County, Florida to be held on Tuesday,
December 8, 1964; the ballot box was locked and the keys and ballot box
turned over to Police Chief Tyndal for delivery to A. B. Broyles, Officer
of Election.
Motion was made by Mr. Hutchingson, seconded by r1r. York and unanimoulsy
carried that the new Police and Fire Departments building at the Corner
of West Avenue and DeSoto Street be accepted and that the City Clerk
and/or Finance Officer be authorized to pay to the contractors and the
architect the remaining amount due them.
Motion was made by Mr. Turville, seconded by Mr. Hutchingson, and
carr~ed, that the meeti~g adjourn until Wednesday, December 9, 1964
at 9:00 o'clock A. M. for the purpose of canvassing the ballot of the
General Election of the City of Clermont being held on December 8, 1964.
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After checking the absentee ballots and the Certific te of Result
by the Election Board as to the' count registered by the oting machines,
motion ,,,as made by Mr. Ttirville, seconded by Mr. Hoski son, and carried,
that it be RESOLVED that the Certificate of Result of he General Election
of the City of Clermont held December 8, 1964 be acce ted and that a copy
of the results be received into these minutes and m~ea part thereof
and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED in accordance with the rlsults of the 'election
that on the question II Shall the City Council of th 1/ City of Clermont have
the authority to hire a City Managerll a majority f the votes cast were
IIFORII and the question, therefore, carried and t,at as none of the
candidates for Council to Groups One, Three and Five received a majority
of the votes cast it is necessary that the two candidates receiving the
greater number of votes in each group; namely Charles Beals and Norris
, (Hutch) Hutchingson for Group One; Harold Tu ille and J. (Jay) VanderMeer
for Group Three, and James Freeman and Jame (Jim) Hoskinson for Group
Five, .enter the run-off election being hel December 17, 1964 and that
the candidate receiving the greater numbe of votes in each individual
group shall be declared elected to the 0 ice of Councilman of the Group
in which they are entered, City of Cle nt, Lake County, Florida.
Be it FURTHER RESOLVED and detCI'ar upon qualification of said
officers elected, and to be elec~) s aforesaid, that they shall
assume ,the duties of such office to hich they are elected and hold- the
same and perform the duties pre~ ed by law.
Motion was made by Mr. Hutchi gson, seconded by Mr. York, and carried,
that each member of the Election oard and the Officer of Election be
paid Thirteen Dollars for th~services during the General Election held
December 8, 1960.
Motion by Mr. Hoskf:nson, econded by Mr. Hutchingson, and carried,
that the Clerk be authorize to appoint the following named persons
as:' Clerk and Inspectors .'f' -=-the run-off election of the City of Clermont
being held on Thursday, D ember 17, 1964. Clerk: G. Y., Middleton,
Inspectors, John McCown, orris BishOp, Robert Ingersoll, Don Hayes and
D. G. Rambo and A. B. Br yles, Officer of Election.
A. M. Johnson, City Clerk
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COPY OF
CERTIFICATE OF RESULT OF GENERAL ELECTION
HELD DECEMBER 8, 1964, CLERMONT, FLORIDA
FOR COUNCILMAN - GROUP ONE (1) (2 year term)
Charles Beals 437
Ernest O. Hodge 170
Norris (Hutch) Hutchingson 403
FOR COUNCILMAN - GROUP THREE (3) (2 year term)
D. G. Rambo
292
Harold Turville
409
J. (Jay) VanderMeer
305
FOR COUNCILMAN - GROUP FIVE (5) (2 year term)
James Freeman 337
James (Jim) Hoskinson 389
Max Judy 312
QUESTION OR PROPOSITION
SHALL THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT HAVE
THE AUTHORITY TO HIRE A CITY MANAGER:
FOR
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AGAINST
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The original Certificate of Result is on file with the,~ity Clerk
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